Golf bag stand



June 5, 1956 SANDS-[ROM 2,749,069

7 GOLF BAG STAND Filed Aug. 20, 1953 IN V EN TOR.

lVi/s G Sanafsfrom F77 ORNEY United States Patent GOLF BAG STAND Nils G. Sandstrom, Sioux City, Iowa Application August 20, 1953, Serial No. 375,484 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-96) My invention relates to a stand or support for golf bags. An object of my invention is to provide a stand principally in the form of a pair of legs which can be attached to any standard golf bag and which legs, when collapsed, will lie snugly adjacent to the golf bag itself, and when it is desired to support the golf bag, the legs can be moved outwardly in a simple manner and where-- upon they will support the golf bag for use in a substantially vertical or slightly angular position.

A further object of my invention is to provide a spring urged arrangement whereby the legs will collapse to the golf bag in an automatic manner upon raising the bag, and whereby the legs will occupy a wide-spread position when supporting the bag.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the golf bag in its supported position, and using my device.

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail,

Figure 4 is an end view, and

Figure 5 is a sectional view of Figure 4 taken along the lines 55 thereof.

My invention contemplates the provision of an attachment for a golf bag which will support the golf bag in a raised position, so that the golf bag need not lie on wet grass nor need not come in contact with the ground in any way, and thereby when in its supported position, the clubs, etc., can be conveniently removed, and to provide such an arrangement in which the supporting legs will spread automatically and in a simple manner.

I have used the character to designate a golf bag, only the principal portions of the bag being shown for clarity, the bag having the upper opening 11. The device of my invention comprises a flexible metal strap 12, which @is adapted to engage a portion of the upper periphery of the bag and attached to the resilient strap 12 at 13 are the fabric strap members 14 which are securely secured together by means of a buckle 15, thereby supporting the entire unit about to be described. It should be understood also that the member 12 could also be riveted to the bag in case it were desired to manufacture the device to be sold with the bag, although the above mentioned modification is the preferred type.

Riveted to the strap 12 at 16 are the members 17 having the extending ears 18, the ears 18 extending at the approximate angle shown, and passing through the ears 18 are the terminal portions 19 of the supporting legs 20, and receiving the terminal bar portions 19 are the springs 21, each of the springs 21 hearing at 22 against the members 17, and each of the springs 21 also including the downwardly extending portions 23, having the loops 24, the loops 24 receiving the legs 20 and thereby being normally adapted to force the legs 20 toward the bag 10.

Attached to the legs 20 are the small collars 25.

The character 26 indicates a handle member which includes the angular portions 27 having the slots 28, which slots receive the legs 20.

The device operates in the following manner. Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the device in its supporting position, the legs 20 being brought to this position by grasping the member 26 and pulling outwardly in the direction of the arrow 29, whereupon the legs 20 will gradually spread apart due to the angularity of the ears 18 and due to the fact that the portions 19 are at right angles to the leg portions 20, the legs 20 sliding within the slots 28 until they abut against the outer ends of the slots as shown in the Figure 3. Preferably the corner 30 of the golf bag is first placed upon the ground as shown and the handle 26 is pulled outwardly as explained above, whereupon the bag is then tipped until the ends of the legs 20 also rest upon the ground, whereby the golf bag is thereby supported in the elevated position, so that the clubs can be conveniently removed, etc.

After the bag has been used, it is merely picked up, whereupon the action of the spring arms 23 will quickly force the legs 24) toward the bag, and in snug engagement therewith, it being clearly obvious that the legs will then lie practically parallel against the bag at all points, and not in the spread position. The angle of the cars 18 in coaction with the members 19 and 20 cause the angle of spread to diminish until the legs 20 are substantially parallel to each other and against the bag.

As the legs spring toward the bag, they will travel along the slots 28 until they reach the inner ends of these slots.

it will thus be noted that my device will operate for the purposes intended, of providing a golf bag support, and which, when not in use can be conveniently carried by the golfer without any extending portions, and it will also be noted that I have provided the advantages mentioned in the object of my invention.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

A golf bag stand comprising a band for attachment to a golf bag, ears attached to said band and extending angularly therefrom, legs pivotally attached to said ears, said legs including upper portions bent at right angles to said legs and received through said ears, whereby outward movement of said legs away from said bag will cause lateral spreading of the lower portions of said legs, coiled springs receiving said upper portions, said coiled springs having extensions abutting against said legs for forcing the same inwardly, whereby said legs will be substantially parallel and against said golf bag when not in operative position, a synchronizing handle member including a lateral bar having angularly inclined end portions having longitudinal slots therein, said slots receiving said legs, collars attached to said legs positioned beneath said slots, outward movement of said synchronizing handle member away from said golf bag causing said legs to correspondingly spread uniformly when moving through said slots.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 159,167 Salkedl June 27, 1950 1,757,471 Platt May 6, 1930 1,865,689 Hansen et al July 5, 1932 1,880,351 McDonald Oct. 4, 1932 2,119,695 Woodcock June 7, 1938 2,151,784 Love Mar. 28, 1939 2,324,439 Thommen July 13, 1943 2,571,088 Walton Oct. 9, 1951 2,672,311 Schiele Mar. 16, 1954 

